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Chamber and committees

Rural Affairs and Islands Committee


Agenda: 27 April 2022

Wednesday, 27 April 2022

13th Meeting, 2022

Start time: 09:30am
Location: T4.40-CR2 The Fairfax Somerville Room
Agenda items:

  1. Decision on taking business in private
  2. Consideration of petition
  3. Crisis in Ukraine - impact on food supply chain in Scotland
  4. Crisis in Ukraine - impact on food supply chain in Scotland

Agenda published: Thursday, 21 April 2022 04:18pm

Full agenda and available meeting papers


1. Decision on taking business in private

The Committee will decide whether to take item 4 in private.


2. Consideration of petition

The Committee will consider petition PE1490: Control of wild goose numbers, by Patrick Krause on behalf of the Scottish Crofting Federation, and take evidence from—

  • Patrick Krause
    Chief Executive
    Scottish Crofting Federation

Papers for this item:


3. Crisis in Ukraine - impact on food supply chain in Scotland

The Committee will take evidence from—

  • Elspeth Macdonald
    Chief Executive Officer
    Scottish Fishermen’s Federation
  • Professor Alan Matthews
    Professor Emeritus of European Agricultural Policy
    Trinity College Dublin
  • Dr Mike Rivington
    Land Use System Modeller
    James Hutton Institute
  • Steven Thomson
    Agricultural Economist
    Scotland’s Rural College
  • Scott Walker
    Chief Executive Officer
    National Farmers Union Scotland

Papers for this item:

1 private paper will be discussed during this agenda item


4. Crisis in Ukraine - impact on food supply chain in Scotland

The Committee will review the evidence heard earlier in the meeting.